burn out

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === burn out (third-person singular simple present burns out, present participle burning out, simple past and past participle burned out or (chiefly Commonwealth) burnt out) (transitive) To destroy by fire. (intransitive) To become extinguished due to lack of fuel. Coordinate term: flame out 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XVIII Mr. Mason, shivering as some one chanced to open the door, asked for more coal to be put on the fire, which had burnt out its flame, though its mass of cinder still shone hot and red. The footman who brought the coal, in going out, stopped near Mr. Eshton's chair, and said something to him in a low voice, of which I heard only the words, "old woman,"—"quite troublesome." (intransitive) To become nonfunctional (especially of lightbulbs or similar light-producing devices). (intransitive) To tire due to overwork; to overwork to one's limit. (transitive) To cause (someone) to tire due to overwork; to cause (someone) to overwork to one's limit. (intransitive, slang, uncommon) To end one's shift at a job. (intransitive, automotive) To have one's tires skid against the ground; to peel off, peel out. (idiomatic) To make (someone) unavailable for work involving exposure to ionizing radiation by employing (the person) in such work until the person's accumulated exposure reaches the maximum permitted for an administrative period, typically a year. (intransitive, bowling, of a ball) To use up too much energy when first bowled and to therefore not finish strongly. Synonyms: burn up, roll out ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === burn out (countable and uncountable, plural burn outs) Nonstandard spelling of burnout. === Anagrams === outburn